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Every update to this story has been dumber than the last.
I would expect no less from this administration. It's a master class in establishing a kakistocracy.
Yakety sax-istocracy.
I love that the FAAs response was "we're shutting this whole thing down until someone tells you to stop fucking up". Of course the Whitehouse had to come in and provide cover for them.
Also, this would end careers in any other administration, how the hell did we get here. Why does no one in congress care?
Every update from this administration has been dumber than the last.
I hear they popped a gender reveal balloon though, so it was all worth it
honestly i begin to wonder how any part of the government is even still operating
Sheer momentum. You think the people at the top are bad? Remember how many low-/mid-level employees they shitcanned? Most haven't and won't be replaced. Even if a position is refilled, the lost institutional knowledge will take decades to rebuild.
Government? It’s just three billionaires in a trench coat!
I have refused to get on a plane since doge fired all those FAA employees, this isnt inspiring confidence.
Also the same day el paso denied an ice concentration camp from opening there... Couldn't have been a threat. And someone called the bluff. No. Absolutely the air force mis - id'd a Mylar balloon. Wait how close is this to Roswell???? Interesting..... Lol.
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